Shrek the Third (Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack album to the 2007 DreamWorks Animation film Shrek the Third; the third instalment in the Shrek franchise and a sequel to Shrek 2 (2004). It was released through Geffen Records on May 15, 2007.
Background Like the previous two films, the soundtrack would incorporate licensed songs used in the film. Most of them include contemporary artists such as Paul McCartney and Wings, Ramones, Eels, Led Zeppelin, Fergie and Wolfmother. The cast members also perform few songs as well, with Eddie Murphy and Antonio Banderas covering Sly and the Family Stone's "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)".
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Track listing
Reception
Kevin O'Donnell of Rolling Stone considered it to be a "mostly appealing mixed bag". Heather Phares of AllMusic wrote "Shrek the Third is a fun but slight soundtrack that only die-hard Shrek fans really need." However, Spence D. of IGN said "Shrek The Third Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is one of those non-essential soundtracks that really only a diehard Shrek fan/completist will feel the absolute need to own. Sadly, there just isn't enough strikingly original musical fare included here to make it worth more than a casual listen or two." Rob Mackle of The Guardian wrote "The soundtrack is an odd misfit too, lumping in the great and the awful irrelevantly".
Commercial performance The soundtrack was not a bigger success than its predecessors, despite performing commercially well and topping the charts worldwide. In the United States, the album sold around 114,000 units.
Charts Chart (2007) Peakposition Canadian Albums (Billboard) 22 US Billboard 200 34 US Soundtracks (Billboard) 2
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